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Lord Birkenhead met his future wife in his undergraduate days. He never had any connection with " Corpus," having been a member of Wadham College, a fellow of Merton College, a lecturer of Oriel College...
...Spanish zone in Morocco-a coastal enclave at the extreme Northwest of the African continent-although demarked by boundaries, has never been fully occupied by the Spanish. In 1921 Spain determined to exert her influence over the whole of her protectorate, but in doing so met with serious disaster at the hands of the Riffians, commanded by Abdul Krim. Particularly since then Spain has had a hard row to hoe both in Morocco and at home. Although the towns of Nadur and Zelnan were recaptured from the Riffians in 1921, there have been more or less continuous clashes between...
When President Coolidge passed through New York on his way to Washington, he was met and accompanied to the Capital by Frank Wat- erman Stearns. Mr. Stearns is, like the President an Amherst graduate; he is owner of a large department store in Boston and reputed a millionaire. He is also President Coolidge's closest friend...
...published his very successful novel anonymously. Homer Croy, having been a writer of humorous stories in the past, was afraid that the public wouldn't take him seriously when he wrote of the problems of adolescence and smalltown life in the Southwest. I had met him when his Boon Stop had just been published. He has changed little since then, except in the matter of his literary style...
Jess Sweetser of New York, 1922 amateur champion, led the medal round of the Western Amateur with 143, including a 68 that broke the Mayfield course record. Sweetser met Evans in the semifinals, forcing him below par to win in 38 holes...